43.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sunnyside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
High rates of long-term illness shape daily life in Sunnyside, where 43.8% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is far above the state and national figures, marking it as one of the most health-affected areas of its kind.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.5% of residents. This contributes to the high overall illness rate, alongside asthma at 15.6% and arthritis at 11.5%.
13.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Sunnyside, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people in Sunnyside need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
6.3% ▲ +79.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41408/sunnyside/topic/health-disability